The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-01
COMMENT AND OPINION.

SOME Democrats think President Cleveland
will be fat enough to kill by Observation-Disclosures
Critic.
Count that day lost, whose low descending
sun sees no defamation of political honors emar
mating from Carter Harrison.
Tribune
FRENCH government clerk has been dis
missed for selling important military secrets TO
Germany. 1t is a satisfaction to think that
none of our government clerks can sell impor.
tant military secrets to any body. Boston Tran.
script.
WHEN Master Workman Powderly condemns
the Anarchists out West the trouble is that they
do not stay condemned. Even when condemned
by Criminal Court there is an apparent diff
Guilty in carrying out the mandate of the law.
Philadelphia Record.
THERE is a strong we'll grounded, healthy OBJ
lection in American communities to any assoc;aA
ton which keeps another man from working on
any pretext, and this is founded on the fact
which no unions can change. that trade and
manufacture become less profitable under this
restriction. -Philadephin Press
THE new policy of English coercion in Ireland,
as avowed by the government leader and a. da.
fined by the Chief Secretary for Ireland ii the
House Of Commons. is a blot upon the enlight.
to hasten Irish liberation than all the friends at
Ireland could do for themselves. 1t may be
costly in sacrifice, but it will surely speed she
day OF deliverance. -Philadelphia Times.
AS long as railway companies give passes to
legislators for themselves and for their cohstit-
uents, legislators are under obligations to tho
companies. Probably this does not in fact at
feet railway legislation. for where passes are a.
numerous as they are In this State, the obliga.
ton seems small. But since legislators will
ride free. 1t is just we'll to destroy all sense
of personal obligation by making the issue Of
passes to legislators Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel
TIE course Of the Sun toward Mr. Cleveland
HAS beer determined by his course toward the
Hemocr .tic party. In SO far as his policy and
his acts have been in accord with Democratic
principles and wishes, we have not grudged him
cordial appreciation and praise. In so far as he
has diverged from Democratic principles made
concessions to the natural enemies Of the DE.
mocracy, and disappointed or thwarted tho
hopes of that party, we have blamed him, with.
out INSTRUMENTATION and without malce.-New
York Sun.
To read the current discussions OF the Eu.
ropean press, to follow the sinuous lines of pub
lie diplomacy, it might be inferred that there
were but two men in Germany-William, the
Emperor, and Bismarck, his Minister II the
Emperor sleeps well, it is announced that peace
is likely to be given the people; IL he goes to the
opera and overeats himself, Europe Is shaken.
and Ahe grisly front of war Is displayed at the
Berlin staff Office. In Carlyle's maddest par.
oxysms of hero worship there is nothing to equal
this monstrous travesty of civilized government
But, when to it all is added tho fact that the
mig 10 d SnhIH anu HIS MUNSTER n mere 6Ovens
turer. quilting peoples and potentAtes by appnr-
emily vital policies which mere party tricks,
the wonder is that the most enlightened people
in Europe tolerate such q condition of things.
New York Star.
The drink evil cannot be made party cues.
ton like those issues which have few or no
social implications. it concerns the whole coun-
try. 1t is intimately connected with the whole
of modern life. 1t strikes at the family, at tho
individual at all social relations at all forms OF
tfSfr a and lodi
therefore. il is tho plain and unquestiona able
duty of all who represent the public, who are
elected to make the laws for them. whose func-
ton it is to remove abuses and facilitate progress
to help and not hinder whatever measures may
tend to mitigate this omniDresent source OF mis-
chief TO take the opposite course; to oppose
such measures of relief; is necessarily to COM
init the party that does it to policy. which can
find no support in any popular sentiment; which
must narrow the prorum party down to the
most distinct and ntolerable factionalism; that.
namely. which consists in servitude to small
minority whose interests are wholly at war with
the general welfare New York Tribune.